Color variation display method of mobile phone

ABSTRACT

The present invention is to provide a color variation display method of mobile phone having a thermo sensor and a thermo module therein, wherein the thermo sensor is used to detect environment temperature outside the mobile phone, and the thermo module is used to analyze and compare the detected environment temperature with preset data stored in the mobile phone, allowing the mobile phone to display colors and pictures on the display screen according to the environment temperature variation automatically.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

I. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to a color display of mobile phone, andmore specifically to a color variation display method of mobile phonethat changes the color of the color display of mobile phone according totemperature variation by utilizing a thermo sensor and a thermo moduleinstalled therein, where the thermo sensor is used to detect theenvironment temperature variation, and the thermo module is then used toanalyze the detected temperature data and compare the detectedtemperature data with the preset data stored in the mobile phone.

II. Description of the Prior Art

Heretofore, it is known that communication and network technologiesadvance rapidly, mobile phones become very popular for their smallphysical size, powerful functions and lowering cost, mobile phonecommunication becomes one of the most popular communication methods.Users can talk to friends or business partners instantly for informationexchange, mobile phone offers simpler, more convenient and more rapidadvantages than traditional phone.

In addition, people's working and life paces are much faster and needinstant response in the present world, mobile phones not only can be arapid communication tool but also offer many other software, such asgames, phone book, voice mail, alarm clock . . . etc, other extraservices for more application can fulfill users' requirements with onlyone single mobile phone.

Generally speaking, along with mobile phone advancing technology, peoplepay more attention to color screen mobile phones; if color screen mobilephones started in 2002, then 2003 was the time for color screen mobilephones to be popular. Two years ago color screen mobile phones stood fornew fashion, the bright colors attracted people's attention along withmajor manufacturers rolled out new models continuously, now color screenmobile phones almost replace mono screen mobile phones and becomefashionable communication tool and major market trend.

Nowadays major manufacturers focus on two markets, one is the high priceand high end color screen mobile phone market, the other one is lowercost and low end color screen mobile phone market. In the high endmarket, manufacturers compete with advanced technology and powerfulfunctions. In the low end market, manufacturers compete with applicablefunction and reasonable price/performance ratio. To color screen mobilephones, the display effect is the most concern parameter. Now 65k truecolor screen mobile phones become new products' major configurationtrend.

Along with coming 3G network era and the appearance of the intelligentmobile phones, users can work and watch movie with mobile phones, thisis also a symbol of high tech, major mobile phone manufacturersemphasize their manufacturing capability on color screen mobile phones.

Even though the display screen of color screen mobile phone is color,however once set, the color cannot be changed; even if the color can beadjusted, then it must be done manually, however the display manner islimited, users still have to face the same color and display and feelbored, such cannot fulfill consumers' desire.

If manufacturers can design a product that solves defects describedabove and shows special characters of each mobile phone, such productwill be appreciated by consumers; at the same time if manufacturersoffer color screen mobile phones with special characters, consumers alsocan have multiple choices, such products should have much morecompetition among similar color screen mobile phones.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Based on the above in depth introduction, we can realize that currentcolor screen mobile phones have several disadvantages, such as the colorof color display screen cannot be changed, and have to be adjustedmanually, users cannot set the changes of colors . . . etc.

It is therefore a primary object of the invention to provide a colorvariation display method of mobile phone that is to have a thermo sensorand a thermo module installed inside a mobile phone, the thermo sensordetects the environment temperature variation to realize the automaticcolor change of the display screen of the mobile phone. Therefore, whencolor variation function is activated, the thermo module is alsoactivated, the thermo sensor detects and records current temperaturewhen the environment temperature changes, and the thermo module analyzesthe detected temperature data and compares the recognizable data withthe preset data stored in the mobile phone, if the data collected arewithin the range of preset values, the mobile phone displays thecorresponding display conditions on the display screen.

It is still an object for the invention to provide a color variationdisplay method of mobile phone in which a thermo sensor and a thermomodule inside a mobile phone, the design has the advantage to allow thedisplay screen changes colors and pictures at the will of user, andautomatically changes colors and pictures according to environmenttemperature variation without manual adjust, the colors and picturesvariation can be set by users to make the mobile phones more userpersonality.

The accomplishment of the above-mentioned object of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following description and itsaccompanying drawings which disclose illustrative an embodiment of thepresent invention, and are as follows:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is the block diagram of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is the flow chart of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention comprises a thermo sensor 11and a thermo module 12 inside a mobile phone 10, the thermo sensor 11collects and transmits outside temperature data to the thermo module 12,the thermo module 12 converts and transmits these data into recognizableformat for a main control system 13 in the mobile phone 10, therecognizable data are compared with the previously stored data insidethe mobile phone 10, then the mobile phone system runs the matchedroutine for corresponding display screen data, the display screen 14 ofthe mobile phone 10 displays corresponding colors or picturesaccordingly. Thus, the display screen 14 of the mobile phone 10 displaysdifferent colors or pictures along with the variation of temperature.

Referring to FIG. 1, the main control system 13 is built inside themobile phone 10 to control the mobile phone 10 of the present invention,the main control system 13 comprises a CPU 131, a ROM 132 (Read OnlyMemory), a RAM 133 (Random Access Memory), a communication circuitry(not shown in FIG), a graphic control circuitry (not shown in FIG) andthe corresponding software (not shown in FIG); the CPU 131 doesarithmetic, logic operations and gives instructions to send the data tothe right components after calculation; the ROM 132 stores routines withspecial functions and system program, the RAM 133 is controlled by CPU131 and is the main storage area of the mobile phone 10 to storeconditional instructions and preset data; the communication circuitrycomprises all the communication components of the mobile phone 10 toexecute communication functions; the graphic control circuitry processesgraphic functions; the display screen 14 (LCD) is the display of themobile phone 10 and displays corresponding colors and pictures accordingto the conditional instructions.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 of the present invention alsoincludes an UI (User Interface) to communicate with users; the UIconsists of an output unit (such as display screen 14, LED's) and aninput unit (such as keypads, touch display screen 14 or touch pen (notshown in FIG)).

Based on the above description, the thermo sensor 11 built inside themobile phone 10 detects environment temperature and transmits the datato the temperature sensor 12 as the original data to be analyzed, at thesame time, the temperature sensor 12 compares the data collected withthe preset data stored in the mobile phone 10; if the collected data iswithin a certain range, the corresponding display screen instructions iscalled for the display screen 14; when the display screen 14 receivesthe display conditional instructions, the display screen 14 thendisplays colors and pictures accordingly.

When the temperature changes, the thermo sensor 11 activates the thermomodule 12, the mobile phone 10 compares the data and displays thecorresponding display conditions on the display screen 14 according tothe temperature range to which the current temperature is associated:Temperature Range Display screen 14 color −30˜0  White  0˜10 Gray white10˜20 Green 20˜30 Blue 30˜50 Yellow

The following description explains the process of color variation of thedisplay screen 14 of the present invention, when the color variationfunction of the display screen 14 of the mobile phone 14 is activated,the mobile phone 14 proceeds with the procedure including the followingsteps, as referring to FIG. 2:

Step 201: the thermo sensor 11 detects environment temperature variationand activates the thermo module 12;

Step 202: the thermo sensor 11 transmits collected data to the thermomodule 12;

Step 203: the thermo module 12 compared the collected data with thepreset data stored in the mobile phone 10;

Step 204: the mobile phone system runs the matched routine forcorresponding display screen conditional instructions;

Step 205: the display screen 14 of the mobile phone 10 displayscorresponding colors or pictures accordingly and ends the procedure.

The display conditions of the display screen 14 are preset by the maincontrol system 13 or by users.

While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed in detail, it will be readily understood and appreciated thatnumerous omissions, changes and additions may be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

FIG. 1

10 Mobile Phone

11 Thermo sensor

12 Thermo module

13 Main Control System

14 Color Display

15 UI (User Interface)

131 CPU

132 ROM (Read Only Memory)

133 RAM (Random Access Memory)

FIG. 2

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Procedure 201: the thermo sensor 11 detects environment temperaturevariation and activates the thermo module 12.

Procedure 202: the thermo sensor 11 transmits collected data to thethermo module 12.

Procedure 203: the thermo module 12 compared the collected data with thepreset data stored in the mobile phone 10.

Procedure 204: the mobile phone system gives corresponding displayscreen conditional instructions.

Procedure 205: the display screen 14 displays corresponding colors orpictures accordingly.

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1. A color variation display method enabling a mobile phone to proceedwith process comprising the steps of: collecting environmentaltemperature data outside said mobile phone; converting saidenvironmental temperature data into a recognizable format; comparingsaid environmental temperature data in said recognizable format withpreset data stored in said mobile phone; reading display screen datastored in said mobile phone corresponding to said preset data; anddisplaying colors or pictures corresponding to said display screen dataon a display screen of said mobile phone along with variation of saidenvironmental temperature data.
 2. A color variation display system in amobile phone, comprising: a thermo sensor collecting environmentaltemperature data; a thermo module receiving said environmentaltemperature data detected by said thermo sensor and converting saidenvironmental temperature data into a recognizable format; memory meansfor storing preset data and display screen data corresponding thereto,and a CPU comparing said environmental temperature data in saidrecognizable format with said preset data and displaying colors orpictures corresponding to said display screen data on a display screenof said mobile phone along with variation of said environmentaltemperature data.
 3. The color variation display system in a mobilephone recited in claim 2, wherein said mobile phone includes an UI tocommunicate with users, said UI consists of an output unit and an inputunit.
 4. The color variation display system in a mobile phone recited inclaim 2, wherein said thermo sensor activates said thermo module whenthe temperature changes, said mobile phone compares said outsidetemperature data with said preset data stored in said mobile phone anddisplays colors or pictures corresponding to said preset data on saiddisplay screen.
 5. The color variation display system in a mobile phonerecited in claim 4, wherein said colors or pictures are preset by saidmobile phone or by users.
 6. The color variation display system in amobile phone recited in claim 3, wherein said output unit are displayscreen and LED's.
 7. The color variation display system in a mobilephone recited in claim 3, wherein said input unit are keypads, touchdisplay screen or touch pen.